[Radiotherapy of localized prostatic carcinoma].
112 patients with localized prostate cancer, clinical stage A2-C, were treated by definitive radiotherapy between 1982-1988. Radiation volume encompassed the prostate, seminal vesicles and pelvic lymph nodes. The 10-year actuarial survival figures were: overall 51%; stage A2 87%; stage B 50%; stage C 36%; well differential tumors 67%; moderately differentiated 50%; poorly differentiated 32%; patients with local tumor control 55%; and patients with minimal local control 36%. It is concluded that external beam irradiation is effective in localized prostatic cancer. Stage and grade are prognosticators of survival.
Gez
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Northern Israel Oncology Center, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
Netzer-Horowitz
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Y
Waiman
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E
Rubinov
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R
Cohen
Y
Y
Kuten
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A
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D011467:Prostate; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012669:Seminal Vesicles; D015996:Survival Rate